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The Galapagos islands, situated nearly 600 miles west from the region of Latin America, is fairly possibly the best destination to see evolution throughout their purely natural magnificence.

Called, in Spanish language, after the animal that’s unquestionably the most famous of the island chain: The Galapagos Tortoise; the Galapagos boasts several groups of little dainty islands all of which are born of below surface volcanoes eruptions.

Positioned on the equator, the Galapagos gets everyone of the bonuses of such a global position because all the 16 islands have warm weather conditions all through the year! If that wasn’t sufficient they are in the crossroads for 2 really important trade winds: The North East trade winds (coming from North and the South East winds (from South America). All these winds are most likely precisely what initiated the influx of self-sufficient life on the island chain – and are considered to have been the reason for the huge woods spreading over the higher slopes of the islands.

These island of significant natural beauty have resulted in the evolution of numerous varied, and extremely unusual, habitats which have in turn granted the local wildlife, both plant life and animals the same, to develop in ways that basically has many researchers shocked.

The rest of the Galapagos archipelago is yet another place of unique, not to mention quite gorgeous fauna.

When is the best time to travel to the Galapagos?

There are two seasons: December to May is hot and moist and June to December is dry and cool. Annual rain fall in the lower regions is 2-4in (60-100mm) and the air temperatures ranges between 69°-84°F/21°-29°C.

The islands’ climate is influenced by ocean flow. The unexpected weather transformation caused by El Niño can be devastating: as much as 55% of sea lions and marine iguanas could perish in the course of this period.

The convergence of three major oceanic flow produces an amazing blend of marine life to Galapagos. Even being located in the tropics, the Islands’ micro-climate is surprisingly dry. During the cold season, the Humboldt Current delivers moderately cold water, which generates thermal inversions which impede rainfall.

At this time, a fine mist known as “garua” is formed as cold, wet air just above the water meets a higher layer of air that is warmed up by the sun.

‘El Niño’ can be described as a rare event that happens around every 5-7 years. The south east trade winds slow its speed and cause the ocean temperatures to increase considerably and cause thunder storms and heavy rainfall.

The Galapagos Islands are possibly the most famous wildlife-watching destination on the planet.

However, on top of that, it is packed with wildlife at every turn. Within minutes -occasionally seconds- of landing onto this dot in the center of the Pacific Ocean, you can be face-to-face with more strangely adventuresome and curious creatures than anywhere else on Earth.

Roughly 620 miles off the coast of Ecuador, and slap-bang around the equator, Darwin’s “Enchanted Isles” include a bunch of 13 “appropriate” volcanic islands (larger than four square miles) plus six smaller islands along with more than 100 islets. Each one has its own unique setting, identifying landscape and inimitable wildlife.

You may see everything from penguins living in the tropics and boobies with glowing blue toes to tool-using woodpecker finches and male frigate birds turning their wrinkled throat sacs in to extraordinary, entirely inflated red balloons. One day you might be watching time-worn giant tortoises from the misty highlands, and the next you could be snorkeling with playful sea lions in crystal-clear water. You might be sunbathing on black lava stones adjacent to prehistoric-looking marine iguanas or sitting together with waved albatrosses as they perform their bill-circling, swaggering courtship displays (they look quite like Samurai warriors performing Lord of the Dance).

There really is nowhere else quite like it.

All this said, 170,000 tourists visited the Galapagos last year therefore, unsurprisingly, it is beginning to feel a little crowded. It’s a high-profile location and a lot of people want to view it for themselves. The consequence of such an onslaught is that wildlife tourism is much more tightly controlled in the archipelago than anyplace else on the planet. You are only allowed to visit tiny pockets of this federal park, so you can disembark (from small boats) only at predetermined landing areas, you need to walk only on clearly marked paths in strictly disciplined small groups, also you must be accompanied by local accredited guides. Regulating tourism with such military efficacy might feel extreme, but it is vital under the circumstances. Ultimately, though, there has to be a limitation and in the not-too-distant future, visitor numbers might need to be capped.

Sierra Negra Volcano: Hiking enthusiasts are certain to love the opportunity of this steep ascent to the rim of Sierra Negra Volcano. The increase up takes around two hours, with great vistas all around. Upon reaching the top you can feast your eyes on the planet’s third-biggest caldera, surrounded by lush vegetation and home to many types of finch. Horse riding provides a different perspective of the beautiful area.

Bolivar Channel: Many Isabela island cruises sail through the Bolivar Channel, a channel that divides Isabela Island as well as the neighboring Fernandina Island. The coldest waters in the Galapagos region, it is common to see dolphins and whales swimming near to your cruise boat.

Vicente Roca Point: In the north of Isabela Island, Vicente Roca Point is a high spot for boating and snorkeling. The twin coves shield an array of odd species, such as sunfish, seahorses, and puffer fish. Bird lovers won’t be disappointed either, with terns, blue-footed boobies, and penguins, amongst others.

Galapagos Animals

The Galapagos penguin is the only available in the northern hemisphere and to breed in the tropics.

A Galapagos tortoise can weigh around 595lb (270kg) using a carapace of 4ft (1.2m) and outlive many people.

The endemic Galapagos fur sea lions are the smallest one of the world’s seven species of fur sea lions

The Galapagos Marine Iguana is the only marine lizard to exist on the planet.

The Galapagos Islands are home to the world’s largest cormorant and also the only one unable to fly.

Galapagos has among the world’s rarest ecosystems where the herbivores on top of the food chain are reptiles.

Galapagos Swallow-tailed gulls are the sole gulls in the world to feed at night time.

The Galapagos boasts the world’s largest and just red-footed booby colony.

There are 23 species of reptile in the Galapagos and all but two of these are endemic to the archipelago.

The Galapagos is one of those few regions of the planet where turtles are still a common sight. More than 400 species of fish have now been recognized in the Galapagos, with 41 species unique to the islands.

In 30cm in length and with a large pair of jaws that are venomous, the endemic centipede (Scolopendra galapagoensis) is one of the Islands’ most feared creatures.

A lichen poll in June 2010 by the Charles Darwin Foundation uncovered more than 60 brand new species from the Galapagos with an estimated ten species new to science.

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